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Sydney silk found dead after being hit with child abuse material charges
Criminal barrister Mark Dennis SC has been found dead at his inner-west Sydney home just weeks after being charged with possessing, importing and transmitting child abuse material.
‘Clear abuse of trust’: High Court tosses appeals by Obeids, Macdonald
The High Court has dismissed appeals brought by Labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid, which challenged their convictions for conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.
Richard Lancaster appointed SC assisting in Bondi royal commission
Sydney silk Richard Lancaster SC has been appointed as senior counsel assisting the royal commission led by former High Court Justice Virginia Bell into antisemitism launched in the wake of the Bondi terrorist attack.
Police search powers ‘incompatible with human rights’: court
The declaration of Melbourne’s CBD as a location permitting random searches was “incompatible with human rights”, a judge found Friday, although she tossed a related constitutional challenge.
Hate speech law passes in wake of Bondi Beach massacre
Parliament has passed legislation following the Bondi Beach terror attack aiming to combat anti-semitism and extremism, but has cut proposed racial vilification laws from the reforms to win Coalition support in the Senate.  
Sydney silk Mark Dennis hit with child abuse material charges
A high-profile Sydney criminal barrister has been charged with possessing child abuse material, after he was arrested on his return home from Cambodia on Tuesday.
Increased police search powers in Melbourne CBD justified, court hears
The declaration of Melbourne's CBD as a designated area permitting increased police search powers was justified to prevent violence, the Victoria government told a court Friday.
Police search powers a ‘significant’ breach of human rights, trial told
Protesters challenging Melbourne CBD's ‘designated area’ status claim enhanced Victoria Police search powers were a "significant" breach of their rights, a court heard on the first day of trial Thursday.
Leaders of Telegram ‘pump and dump’ scheme sentenced
Four people who operated an illegal 'pump and dump' scheme through the Telegram app have been convicted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment via intensive correction orders.
Former Bruck Textile CEO has conviction overturned
An appeals court has quashed the conviction of the former CEO of Bruck Textile Technologies, finding it was not open to the court to convict him despite his guilty plea.